Colorado Lift Ticket Comparison

Lift tickets can be expensive. But if you look around, it is possible to save a lot of money when you buy your lift tickets. Check out our Lift Ticket Comparison Guide for the latest deals and pricing information.

4 Tips to Save Big on Ski Trips

From where you stay to what you eat and the timing of everything, the savings are out there. And they might just be right in front of you. But the biggest way to save is simply planning ahead--and not even that far ahead.

The Amazing Hot Tub Scene in Steamboat

We crawled all over Steamboat Mountain this week in search of the best hot tubbing in town. Nearly every spot in Steamboat has a hot tub, and while the best place to soak after a hard day skiing is likely your own private one, a few in town are a cut above the rest. Here they are.

Colorado Weather

Colorado Ski Lodging

The Colorado Ski Authority lodging guide includes mountain lodges, condos, vacation rentals properties, vacation rental management companies, as well as hotels and motels throughout the State of Colorado. This is a guide that covers all of the best places to stay at each individual ski resort. You can use these guides to plan your next ski vacation to Colorado.

Resort Trail Maps

1/2 Day Lift Tickets: Good Idea?

Half day lift tickets are a cognitive trap that many have fallen prey to over the years. Sometimes, it just makes smart money sense to buy them, but many don't know when those times are. We called around to all of the resorts and got their full-day and half-day lift ticket prices so you can compare them side-by-side to understand where it makes good sense to purchase these, and most of all, when.

Colorado Photo Tour

2014 Snowboarding Playlists

There are tons of great jam-on-it tunes these days and from yesteryear for anyone to be able to throw some tunes in a folder and have a decent time on the hill. But finding the RIGHT mix for your runs in critical. If you've seen High Fidelity, you know what we mean. So here are some snowboarding playlists from around the horn, including some of our own, that are sure to help you on your way to the perfect setlist for your day ripping it up. Snowboarding Playlists

Rent 'Em or Ship 'Em? Which Makes More $ense?

We own our gear, but it's painful paying baggage fees when we fly. It's not a crazy amount of money, but it feels like it's a million dollar rip-off. But we also rent sometimes, too, when it makes sense. So we have pulled together all of the various known costs, side-by-side, to RENT or FLY to help you make it make sense, too. Rent Skis or Ship Them?

Colorado Ski History

Colorado has been an icon in the ski industry for more than 100 years. This sport has a long and interesting history in this state. In 1914; Carl Howelson participated in a ski demonstration near Denver that had more than 20,000 spectators. To put that in perspective, a modern day X-Games event will attract an avg. of 20k – 25k spectators/day. Check out this section for more CO ski history.